Attempts to treat contested holy sites as exclusive to one religion, as Turkey is doing with the Hagia Sophia, is a recipe for bitterness, suffering.
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia opens as mosque for 1st time in 86 years
The historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, reopened Friday as a mosque for the first time in 86 years after it was repurposed for decades as a museum.
Turkey agrees to free 2 Czechs jailed on terror charges
PRAGUE — Two Czech nationals jailed in Turkey for belonging to a Kurdish militant group have been granted early release three years after being convicted on terror charges, Czech Prime Minister …
Factbox: Praying at Hagia Sophia, Erdogan crowns long campaign to revitalise Islam in Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan attended the first prayers at Turkey’s Hagia Sophia on Friday since declaring the ancient monument a mosque, crowning his long campaign to place Islam at the heart of public …
Garanti BBVA Named Turkey’s Best Retail Bank Six Years in a Row and Best Retail Bank in Europe for the Third Time
Garanti BBVA, which has transformed retail banking in Turkey with its innovative services and products, was recognised by World Finance magazine as Turkey’s Best Retail Bank for the sixth consecutive …
Saudi Arabia pressuring local businesses to not trade with Turkey, say sources
Saudi Arabia is pressuring local businesses not to do business with Turkey and detaining trucks carrying fresh fruits and vegetables at the border amid rising tensions between the two countries, …
Macron Denounces Turkey’s Menace to Greece & Cyprus
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denounced what he called Turkey’s violation of the sovereignty of Greece and Cyprus, as tensions mount between Athens and Ankara.
Turkey Names 3 Imams, Including Professor, for Hagia Sophia
Three imams have been appointed for the Hagia Sophia as Turkey prepares for the first Muslim prayers in the Istanbul landmark in 86 years following its conversion back into a mosque.
Greece will do ‘whatever necessary’ in dispute with Turkey
Greece warned Thursday it will do “whatever is necessary” to defend its sovereign rights in response to plans by neighboring Turkey to proceed with an oil-and-gas research mission south of Greek …
Turkey threatens to block social media sites in ‘draconian’ new law
The AKP party presented a bill to parliament that would impose new requirements on technology companies with more than 1m daily users in Turkey © Murad Sezer/Reuters Share on Twitter (opens new window …